The Drake T-4 reciter is designed to be used with the R-4 or R-4A receiver. It provides transceive operation on the frequency to which the receiver is tuned. Modes of operation include SSB, CW, AM and RTTY. Input power is SSB/AM 200 watts PEP and CW 200 watts. The front of the T4 has bandswitch, sideband selector, RF tune, gain, plate tuning, plate loading and transceive switch. There is also a meter and mic jack. The side panel has Anti-VOX/Sidetone gain and VOX gain. 10.75 x 5.5 x 11.675 inches.

The Drake T-4 requires the Drake AC-3 power supply. The AC-3 may be mounted inside the optional MS-4 speaker.